disposable income
noun[CorU]
uk/dɪˌspəʊ.zə.bəl ˈɪŋ.kʌm/us/dɪˌspoʊ.zə.bəl ˈɪn.kʌm/C2
moneythat someone haslefttospendafterpayingtaxes:
Thismeansthey have moredisposableincometosaveforretirement.
She had alargedisposableincomewhich shemostlyspentontravel.
Compare
discretionary income
- Manyteenagershavedisposableincomes, so they aretargetedas amarket.
- Foodpricesareincreasingsofastthat all people'sdisposableincomeis gone.
- Yourrepaymentoffertoyourcreditorsshould bebasedonyourdisposableincome.
- There has been abigincreaseinrealdisposableincomes.
Earning money
- (your)(daily) breadidiom
- assessable
- bank
- base pay
- basic
- basic income
- benefits package
- feel the pinchidiom
- hand over fistidiom
- lineyourpocket(s)idiom
- livelihood
- pay packet
- paycheck
- pull
- pullsomethingdown
- rakesomethingin
- remonetize
- remuneration
- shift
- sick pay
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Amounts of money